NEW YORK CITY. New York City prevails over Chicago Fire 1-0 after J. Fernández scored just 1 goal (64′).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman assisted by Cameron Blanchard and Michael Barwegen. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.55 degrees Celsius or 58.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 80
- 48 Dangerous attack 49
- 48 Ball safe 36
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 7
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. New York City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Chicago Fire that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chicago Fire had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, New York City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
New York City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 15 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
New York City received 3 yellow cards (Andrés Perea, Santiago Rodríguez and Kevin O’Toole). On the other side, Chicago Fire didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City will have 41 points like CF Montréal to move down in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will stay with 40 points like DC United, New York RB and Charlotte to gain in the 13th place.
Next matches
New York City – Formation
New York City
89'
60'
64'
New York City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nick Cushing decided to play with the following team: Matthew Freese , Tayvon Gray , Thiago Martins , Birk Risa , Kevin O’Toole , Santiago Rodríguez , James Sands , Keaton Parks , Julián Fernández , Monsef Bakrar and Talles Magno .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Barraza, Brian Cufré, Andrés Perea , Alonso Martínez, Matías Pellegrini, Christian McFarlane, Andres Jasson, Mitja Ilenič and Justin Haak.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: Keaton Parks for Andrés Perea (60′), Tayvon Gray for Mitja Ilenič (60′) and Julián Fernández for Andres Jasson (84′).
Best player: James Sands
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was James Sands even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Klopas played with: Chris Brady , Jonathan Dean , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño , Ousmane Doumbia , Federico Navarro , Fabian Herbers , Xherdan Shaqiri , Brian Gutierrez and Georgios Koutsias .
They had on the bench: Arnaud Souquet, Miguel Navarro, Maren Haile-Selassie , Kacper Przybyłko , Wyatt Omsberg, Spencer Richey, Jairo Torres, Mauricio Pineda and Kei Kamara .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: Federico Navarro for Mauricio Pineda (75′), Ousmane Doumbia for Kacper Przybyłko (75′), Fabian Herbers for Maren Haile-Selassie (64′), Georgios Koutsias for Kei Kamara (65′) and Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño for Miguel Navarro (84′).
Best player: Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño
The player that probably impressed the most for Chicago Fire was Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Orlando City – 0-2
- New York City – Chicago Fire – 1-0
- New England – Philadelphia Union – 2-1
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 0-1
- Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 2-1
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 2-2
- Charlotte – Inter Miami – 1-0
